Humanitarian assistance / deaths and burials of inmates During monitoring and evaluation - the severity of crisis associated with humanitarian assistance without urgent attention saw a number of deaths recorded in Zimbabwean prisons. Although the prison administration continued to be tight lipped on official statistics of inmates who died in the prisons during this period under review, ZACRO was well informed that a number of inmates died in the penal institutions owing to various ailments among them HIV/Aids, struggling to bury their relatives having died in prisons. Hence ZACRO helped in the burial of Villian Parere in Chivi; Masvingo. On 4 July 2008 ZACRO also helped the Makumbe family with transport to Mabvuku cemetery and buried Makumbe their relative after he died at Harare Central prison Table Two…. Year 2008 Halfway house, Humanitarian Assistance and Rehabilitation Log Sheet Month/Date Beneficiary’s name Nature of Donation Value (0ld currency) 14 February March March April 8 May 21 May 28 May 28 May 4/5 June 6June 6 June 9 June 16 June 19 June 19 June Dependents March to date 29 May Washington Ndimuyana Chivhu Prison Marondera Prison Mutoko Prison Mutimurefu Prison Chikurubi Female Prison Harare Central Workshop Prison Harare central Prison Chinhoyi Prison Ridigita Farm Prison Mutimurefu Prison Chikurubi Maximum Prison Harare Central Workshop Chikurubi female prison Harare central Workshop Bus fare to Mutare Vegetable seeds and newsprint Bail payment for inmates Food stuffs for baby Ngel Food stuffs and clothing Food stuffs, clothing Food stuffs (Rice from hunger) Trade test fees Bee keeping project Two soccer balls. One netball and I soccer ball Exam fees (O level and A level) Exam fees (O level and A level) Rice from Hunger Rice from Hunger 14 Billion 14 Billion 44,45 Billion 70,6 Billion 150 Billion 114 Billion Prisoners’ dependants Unity Siyakisa Food rations School fees payment Variable 10 Billion 17 April 26 March – 8 May 18 June Additional tabulated notes Stanely Matongo Nyasha Chiremba Bus Fare and food rations Halfway house 300 Million Kansile Kansile Chikurubi Female Clothing Visited the prison for need assessment towards women and children’s plight -Sourced food and clothes for women, children and the sick. -ZACRO managed to get rice packages from ADRA and FAVCO that saw inmates getting supplementary feeding. The prison managed to get Harare Central 110 Million 1,09 Billion 60 Billion 122 Billion 57,5 Billion 3 Billion 34

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